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We want to, eventually, travel a lot and for unplanned lengths of time. So we’d need to be able to put our store on hold without losing any of our listings. I’m sure we’d still have to pay the store subscription every month but that would be a small price to pay.
04/02/2018 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 354: The Long Game – 10 Years On eBay #36901We were supposed to be in Akumal this week, snorkeling with the sea turtles, but instead I’m having another knee surgery to fix the problem caused by the first knee surgery. Wah! 🙁
03/29/2018 at 2:42 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Converse all stars, Tobacco pouch, Akai amp, Canoe seats, Step basket, Jean jacket #36636Oops, forgot about this one exciting sale, although it’s not paid for yet. Paid $20 for this chair, sold for $450. The buyer is arranging shipping to Tulsa so fingers crossed.
03/29/2018 at 1:47 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Converse all stars, Tobacco pouch, Akai amp, Canoe seats, Step basket, Jean jacket #36627Nothing exciting this week, mostly bread & butter items:
Got this 1956 South Pacific libretto at a rummage sale for maybe 10 cents, sold for $25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112767021444Handmade rustic broom, was in the airstream when we bought it (so free), sold for $50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112767021444Nice little Etienne Aigner purse, bought for $1 at a rummage sale, sold for $25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112660012074Vintage pocket knife, bought for $2, sold for $15:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112072406818Another purse, paid $1, sold for $15:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112483000573Thanks for the info everyone. I’d never heard it mentioned before and so was curious if it would be a good thing to try.
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03/26/2018 at 10:08 am in reply to: What Sells On eBay: CB base station, LL Bean hunting jacket, Lucchese boots, Watch Clock, Speakers, Pipe stand, Camera case, Vintage Doorbell #36142I’m actually shocked that those sweaters don’t sell for more. They are hugely expensive when new…
03/26/2018 at 10:05 am in reply to: What Sells On eBay: CB base station, LL Bean hunting jacket, Lucchese boots, Watch Clock, Speakers, Pipe stand, Camera case, Vintage Doorbell #36141I haven’t posted our sales in a while. This whole month has been very soft for us, but we did have a couple days where the cha chings were back.
Highest sale was this 1905 Sears Catalog that we got at our local auction for $72, sold for 220:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112368981203Sold these 2 blankets for $60. They were in the vintage airstream that we bought, so basically free:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112842711029Little wooden carved goddess, picked up for a buck and sold for 25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112347631524Large pink linen tablecloth, got it for a buck at a rummage sale, sold for 50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112164686650Model A restorers club magazines from 1959-1962, got these in a big box of books at the auction. The whole box was only $5 and we’ve sold several other things out of here. Sold for $50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112842589903I don’t know what possessed me to price this hat so high, but it was vintage and in pristine condition, and I guess the diesel motor thing didn’t hurt. Picked up this hat for a buck and sold for $50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112842564011Vintage small engine repair manual, got for 50 cents at a rummage sale, sold for $37:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112109190559Got these vintage glasses for a buck at a yard sale and sold for $42:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1120007940213 small Marimekko remnants that I’ve had for ages, sold for $33:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112053930027Feather & Down pillow insert, paid $1, sold for $25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112587831498And several smaller bread-n-butter type sales. I hoping that things pick up a bit. We’ve got 970 things in our store and have been selling for 2.5 years.
I had lots of problems with Bonanza too. I wasn’t getting notified when something sold. Way too much trouble for what it was worth.
Wow, must be some, er, interesting people who live there. First I laughed, then I had to wonder at the statuary fetish.
03/21/2018 at 1:33 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 352: Scavenging is The Alternative Early Retirement #35776@Jay – we have two roombas and it’s an adventure everyday coming home to see where they got stuck this time. Or you can equate it with an easter egg hunt, when you notice that the roomba isn’t on its charger. Where could it be….
03/21/2018 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 352: Scavenging is The Alternative Early Retirement #35775@Ryanne – I was surprised to hear that ebay hasn’t been sending you confirmation emails when you list. Except for a couple days about 2 years ago I always get an email. Why, oh why, is ebay so glitchy?
Sales have been softly slow here too. Good thing we don’t depend on ebay alone. We both work full time. I don’t absolutely hate my job since I enjoy the actual work, but there are always one or two people that I don’t have good chemistry with. I just love how the money appears in our checking account so it would be hard to give that up! The house is paid for so every month we can add a big chunk to savings. Our big project this year is fixing up that old Airstream and getting it up on Airbnb. Once that takes off (IF it takes off) I’ll probably have to quit my job. We are planning on spending a lot of money to get it going though…. to make it a nice vacation spot. There is a nice view already, so we will have to invest in a driveway, slab/patio, septic system, covered picnic table area (metal), outdoor shower, fire ring, etc…
We’ve been playing with the ssn.gov estimated retirement $ calculator for quite a while. I think the older you get the more you play with it. 🙂 Ha, not a double entendre.
I think you’d have a very hard time lifting it out of the tub once it is wet. If you can get it outside, and have a sturdy place to hang it for drying then I’d attempt it. We’ve cleaned smaller wool rugs outside in a large tub of water. I used Woolite and an organic pyrethrin type of insecticide since we had wool moths. Just agitated them by hand for a little while, tons of dirt came out, then rinsed and hung them up outside until they stopped dripping. Then moved them indoors out of direct sunlight to finish drying. It was an adventure.
If only sugar-free Jello was made without aspartame that would be so great. I’ve heard of people using kool-aid packets for the flavor, then adding their own no-carb sweetener, but it’ll still have artificial colors and flavors. Argh, why is it so hard to eat healthy?
BTW, did you hear about Halo Top ice cream? Sweetened with erythritol yay! I’m going to look for it locally. https://www.halotop.com/
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